The film soudtrack contains three songs by Buddy Holly. It also features Bill Haley, another legendary rock and roll pioneer. The end of the 1950's alo saw the phenomenal success of Paul Anka, whose song "Diana" was a worldwide hit, a number 1 smash in the USA and Britain. The songwriter Neil Sadaka started an amazingly long career with, notably, "Oh Carol !". Country music also has its place in "Le Nouveau Monde", with the Texan Jimmy Reeves, whose "Billy Bayou" was number 1 on the country charts in 1958, and Bill Monroe, inventor of bluegrass and performer of "New Mule Skinner Blues". Finally, on March 18, 1959, Brenda Lee, the child prodigy of American music, performed at the Olympia theatre in Paris. She was only 14 and started her recording career at the age of 11. Her hit "Dynamite" also features in the film.